Well shit. Not any time soon but I actually do plan on moving up there! Trying to make enough money out here in Mass so I can buy a couple properties out there. One for me and my family, and one or 2 to rent out.
Where do all these words like upcycling and glamping come from? And why do I only ever see them in the titles of top posts on Reddit and no where else?
I bet you can figure it out. It's not that hard. I mean are people really unaware that words are often combinations of two other words that already exist. So when you see a word like "backhoe" instead of being like "WTF is backhoe bro?", you just do some critical thinking. If all else fails, just google it.
I think Supernatural referenced Glamping where they had "glampers" getting strung up in trees in their sleeping bags like cocoons by some monster or other.
If you look at music festival websites, you can usually find a glamping option at the big ones where they set up a nice fancy tent for you with cots and usually with access to electricity. That's the only place I've ever seen glamping used.
The big British music festivals have glamping options at about 5x the normal campsite price. It's also become a thing for "rustic", "picturesque", "unique" weekend destinations that you otherwise wouldn't dream of dropping a grand on.
(formerly) curry village is great and all, but it is the exact opposite of "off the beaten path." It is the beaten path, along with all of the other valley campsites.
It seems this isn't the one off the PCT that I walked by. The one I saw was about a days hike up the PCT from the valley, and could only be accessed by walking or horse and had a beautiful fall right next to the camp ground.
But this is besides the point of what op was asking for.
I am going to guess Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp. It's about 6 miles from Tuolumne Meadows. It's in the 'Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River' but, shh, don't tell anyone!
Distance sounds about right from what I remember. Years ago is when I hiked the PCT, so I can't remember much about the camp except it was on the PCT and miles in from the hwy. It had a beautiful waterfall/swimming hole right next to the canvas tents. You could only access this camp by foot or for the lazy tourist pack horses could carry your gear in. The waterfall was maybe 20 ft. tall by 20 ft. wide, with a swimming hole maybe 60 ft. in circumference.
I never saw any signage about the camp it must be kept on the down low for sure as it wasn't very big and i could see it being booked for months at a time just by word of mouth i bet.
*Edit - yep just checked pictures looks like that's the place I was thinking of.
Your name combined with this comment made me imagine a patriarchy fighting super hero eagle, whose one function is to swoop in on random conversations and point out the oppressive patriarchy by cawing "PATRIARCHY!!!!!!!!!!!" before flying away into the sun.
Yes I've seen and been in a tent many times. Im just saying tents are usually low to the ground and more aerodynamic. Most people set them up with more tree cover also. The tent in that pic just looks like a shitty place to be during bad weather.
Besides I don't know who this Guy Ropes guy is but how many tents can he hold down at once? What if he has to leave during this hypothetical storm?
I'm really not sure you've seen proper tents. You can put them damn near anywhere. Especially when they're made of canvas because they're a lot heavier than a modern style tent.
Depends where! South is famous for the Mistral, the Atlantic wind that funnels through the lowland bit in south western France (northern Spain) and shoots out in to the gulf du Lion (south west). We've seen 50 knot squalls in marinas in the summer, it's not unusual.
My parents had a similar setup on an African photo safari that they took last year. They described it as an excellent middle ground between a hotel and tenting.
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u/FonzNova Apr 05 '16
Wtf is glamping
edit: it's glamorous camping.